2024 Biletnikoff Award Finalists

The Biletnikoff Award’s 2024 Finalists were announced this week. The Biletnikoff Award National Selection Committee’s Voting Commences December 1 and Ends December 7 to determine the winner of the Biletnikoff Award, which recognizes the College Football season’s Outstanding FBS receiver.

Finalists – all receivers

Travis Hunter – Colorado
Tetairoa  McMillan – Arizona
Nick Nash – San Jose State

2024 Biletnikoff Award Watch List

The Biletnikoff Award recognizes the college football season’s outstanding FBS receiver, regardless of position. Any player, regardless of position (wide receiver, tight end, split end, inside receiver, slot back or running back) who catches a pass is eligible for the award. As such, the Biletnikoff Award recognizes the outstanding receiver, not merely the outstanding wide receiver. The award recipient is selected by the highly distinguished Biletnikoff Award National Selection Committee, a group of prominent college football journalists, commentators, and former receivers. Foundation trustees do not vote and have never voted. BiletnikoffAward.com/voters

Receivers were periodically added to the watch list as their season performances dictate. Actual, not potential, performance is the basis for inclusion on the Biletnikoff Award Watch List. The transparently detailed and explicit criteria for candidate eligibility, watch list inclusion, and voting appear at: BiletnikoffAward.com/criteria
+ Player removed from consideration due to season-ending injury without playing in the required
minimum number of games.
* Player added October 2, 2024
**Player added October 9, 2024
***Player added October 16, 2024

2024 Biletnikoff Award Watch List

Player                           School                         Position
Kelly Akharaiyi               Mississippi State           WR
Nic Anderson                Oklahoma                     WR
Andrew Armstrong         Arkansas                      WR
Lawrence Arnold           Kansas                         WR
Pofele Ashlock             Hawaii                         WR
Sean Atkins                   USF                              WR
Elic Ayomanor               Stanford                        WR
Jack Bech*                    TCU                             WR
Demeer Blankumsee     Washington                   WR
Denzel Boston***           Memphis                       WR
Ja’Corey Brooks***        Louisville                       WR
Samuel Brown               Miami                           WR
Luther Burden III           Missouri                        WR
Kevin Concepcion         North Carolina State      WR
CJ Daniels                    LSU                              WR
Emeka Egbuka             Ohio State                    WR
Mitchell Evans               Notre Dame                  TE
Harold Fannin Jr.*          Bowling Green             TE
Tai Felton*                    Maryland                      WR
Malachi Fields               Virginia                         WR
Jacolby George             Miami                           WR
Tre Harris                     Ole Miss                       WR
Ashtyn Hawkins             Baylor                           WR
Jayden Higgins             Iowa State                    WR
Joey Hobert                  Texas State                   WR
Tory Horton                   Colorado State             WR
Kobe Hudson                UCF                             WR
Travis Hunter                Colorado                       CB
Daniel Jackson             Minnesota                     WR
Ashton Jeanty               Boise State                   RB
Tez Johnson                 Oregon                         WR
Omari Kelly***               Middle Tennessee         WR
Josh Kelly                     Texas Tech                    WR
Caullin Lacy+                Louisville                       WR
KeAndre Lambert-Smith**    Auburn                    WR
Robert Lewis                 Auburn                         WR
Colston Loveland          Michigan                       TE
Ja’Mori Maclin               Kentucky                      WR
Eric McAlister                TCU                             WR
Tetairoa McMillan          Arizona                         WR
Kris Mitchell                  Notre Dame                  WR
Jordan Moore                Duke                            WR
Nick Nash*                    San Jose State             WR
Jaylin Noel                    Iowa State                    WR
Rashod Owens             Oklahoma State            WR
Will Pauling                   Wisconsin                     WR
Brennan Presley            Oklahoma State            WR
Jamaal Pritchett            South Alabama             WR
Xavier Restrepo            Miami                           WR
Kaedin Robinson           App State                      WR
Devonte Ross*             Troy                              WR
Jalen Royals                 Utah State                    WR
Elijah Sarratt                 Indiana                         WR
Jeremiah Smith***         Ohio State                    WR
Eli Stowers**                 Vanderbilt                     TE
De’Zhaun Stribling**      Oklahoma State            WR
Roc Taylor                     Memphis                       WR
LaJohntay Wester         Colorado                       WR
Squirrel White               Tennessee                    WR
Ricky White                   UNLV                            WR
Kyle Williams                Washington State          WR
Ryan Williams**             Alabama                       WR

Draft Insiders’ & Coaches Top 25 Teams – Nov. 18th

Oregon Edges Wisconsin
Indiana & Army Remain Unbeaten
Georgia Rallies vs Tennessee

Players of Week
Offense – QB Lanorris Sellers – South Carolina
Defense – LB Matayo Uiagalelei – Oregon

Teams of the Week 
  Oregon Edges Wisconsin – 16-13
  Georgia Rallies to beat Tennessee – 31-17

Upsets of the Week
    Kansas Edges BYU – 17-13
    Arizona State Beats Kansas State – 24-14
 
Game of Week – Nov. 23rd
   #5 Indiana (10-0) at #2 Ohio State (9-1) – 12:00 pm
  #17 Army (9-0) vs #4 Notre Dame (9-1) @ Yankee Stadium – 7 pm
 

Draft Insiders’ – Top 25 Teams
 Frank Coyle

Rank/ Team/       Record
1 Oregon                      11-0
2 Ohio State                 9-1
3 Texas                         9-1
4 Notre Dame              9-1
5 Indiana                     10-0
6 Penn State                9-1
7 Alabama                   8-2
8 Ole Miss                   8-2
9 Georgia                     8-2
10 Miami                      9-1
11 Boise State               9-1
12 SMU                         9-1
13 Tennessee               8-2
14 BYU                          9-1
15 Texas A&M              8-2
16 Clemson                   8-2
17 Army                         9-0
18 Arizona State           8-2
19 Tulane                       9-2
20 Colorado                  8-2
21 South Carolina          7-3
22 Washington State     8-2
23 Memphis                   9-2
24 Kansas State             7-3
25 Iowa State                 8-2

Coaches Top 25 Poll

Rank/    Team    /    Record / Points
1          Oregon  (55)      11-0      1375
2          Ohio State         9-1        1316
3          Texas                 9-1        1263
4          Penn State        9-1        1158
5          Indiana              10-0      1109
6          Notre Dame      9-1        1096
7          Alabama           8-2        996
8          Georgia             8-2        993
9          Ole Miss           8-2        984
10         Miami               9-1        847
11         Tennessee        8-2        823
12         SMU                 9-1        744
13         Boise State       9-1        714
14         Texas A&M       8-2        646
15         BYU                 9-1        633
16         Clemson           8-2        569
17         Army                9-0        509
18         Colorado          8-2        464
19         South Carolina  7-3        379
20         Tulane               9-2        280
21         Iowa State        8-2        268
22         Arizona State    8-2        251
23         UNLV                8-2        93
24         Memphis           9-2        77
25         Kansas State    7-3        67          

Others receiving votes: Washington State 65, Illinois 56, Missouri 44, Syracuse 18, James Madison 11, Duke 9, Pittsburgh 7, Louisiana 5, Louisville 2, Sam Houston 1, Vanderbilt 1, LSU 1, Colorado State 1

Dropped from rankings: Washington State 18, Missouri 21, LSU 22, Louisville 24

Frank Coyle is a longtime member of the FWAA and a voter for the Heisman Trophy, Outland Trophy, Bronko Nagurski, Jim Thorpe, Fred Biletnikoff and Eddie Robinson awards annually for 33 years.

Draft Insiders’ & Coaches Top 25 Teams – Nov. 11th

Oregon, Indiana, BYU & Army Remain Unbeaten
Ole Miss Blasts Georgia, Alabama Drills LSU

Players of Week
Offense – QB Jalen Milroe – Alabama
Defense – LB Jihaad Campbell – Alabama

Teams of the Week 
Ole Miss Blasts Georgia – 28-10
Indiana Beats Michigan – 20-15
 
Upset of the Week
    Georgia Tech Beats Miami – 28-23
 
Game of Week – Nov. 16th
   #5 Tennessee (8-1) at #11 Georgia (7-2) – 7:30 pm 

Draft Insiders’ – Top 25 Teams
 Frank Coyle

Rank/ Team/       Record
1 Oregon                     10-0
2 Ohio State                8-1
3 Texas                         8-1
4 Notre Dame             8-1
5 Tennessee                8-1
6 BYU                          9-0
7 Indiana                     10-0
8 Penn State               8-1
9 Alabama                   7-2
10 Ole Miss                  8-2
11 Georgia                    7-2
12 Miami                       9-1
13 Boise State              8-1
14 SMU                         8-1
15 Texas A&M             7-2
16 Clemson                  7-2
17 Army                         9-0
18 Washington State     8-1
19 Kansas State             7-2
20 Colorado                   7-2
21 Missouri                    7-2
22 LSU                            6-3
23 Louisville                  6-3
24 South Carolina         6-3
25 Iowa State                 6-3

Coaches Top 25 Poll

Rank/    Team    /     Record / Points
1          Oregon (55)      10-0      1375
2          Ohio State        8-1        1314
3          Texas               8-1        1262
4          Tennessee        8-1        1138
5          Penn State        8-1        1113
6          Indiana              10-0      1057
7          Notre Dame      8-1        1038
8          BYU                 9-0        994
9          Alabama           7-2        899
10         Georgia             7-2        887
11         Ole Miss           8-2        877
12         Miami               9-1        820
13         Boise State       8-1        691
13         SMU                 8-1        691
15         Texas A&M       7-2        597
16         Clemson           7-2        536
17         Army                9-0        466
18         Washington St  8-1        385
19         Kansas State    7-2        332
20         Colorado          7-2        329
21         Missouri            7-2        277
22         LSU                  6-3        257
23         South Carolina  6-3        118
24         Louisville          6-3        109
25         Iowa State        7-2        92

Others receiving votes:  Tulane 85, Louisiana 42, Arizona State 30, Pittsburgh 28, UNLV 17, Memphis 11, Navy 3, Illinois 2, James Madison 2, Duke 1

Dropped from rankings: Pittsburgh 23, Vanderbilt 25

Frank Coyle is a longtime member of the FWAA and a voter for the Heisman Trophy, Outland Trophy, Bronko Nagurski, Jim Thorpe, Fred Biletnikoff and Eddie Robinson awards annually for 33 years.

Draft Insiders’ & Coaches Top 25 Teams – Nov. 4th

Oregon Retains #1 with Impressive Win
Ohio St Knocks Penn State from Unbeaten

Players of Week
   Offense – WR Jordan Watkins – Ole Miss
Defense – LB Carson Bruener – Washington

Teams of the Week 
   Ohio State Drills Penn State – 20-13
   Oregon Blasts Michigan – 38-17

Upsets of the Week
    South Carolina Beats Texas A&M – 44-20
    Texas Tech Edges Iowa State – 23-22
 
Games of the Week – Nov. 9th
   #2 Georgia (7-1) at #13 Ole Miss (7-2) – 3:30 pm
   #12 Alabama (6-2) at #14 LSU (6-2) – 7:30 pm

Draft Insiders’ – Top 25 Teams
 Frank Coyle

Rank/ Team/          Record
1 Oregon                     9-0
2 Georgia                    7-1
3 Miami                       9-0
4 Ohio State                7-1
5 Texas                         7-1
6 Notre Dame              7-1
7 Tennessee                 7-1
8 BYU                           8-0
9 Indiana                     9-0
10 Penn State               7-1
11 Iowa State                7-1
12 Alabama                  6-2
13 Ole Miss                  7-2
14 LSU                          6-2
15 Boise State              7-1
16 SMU                         8-1
17 Texas A&M             7-2
18 Clemson                  6-2
19 Pittsburgh                7-1
20 Army                         7-0
21 Washington State     7-1
22 Kansas State             7-2
23 Colorado                   6-2
24 Missouri                    6-2
25 Vanderbilt                 6-3

Coaches Top 25 Poll

Rank/    Team    /      Record / Points
1          Oregon (53)       9-0        1349
2          Georgia (1)       7-1        1267
3          Ohio State        7-1        1245
4          Miami               9-0        1194
5          Texas               7-1        1138
6          Tennessee        7-1        1039
7          Penn State        7-1        982
8          Notre Dame      7-1        961
9          BYU                 8-0        918
10         Indiana              9-0        916
11         Alabama           6-2        772
12         Ole Miss           7-2        657
13         LSU                  6-2        653
14         Boise State       7-1        615
15         SMU                 8-1        603
16         Texas A&M       7-2        518
17         Clemson           6-2        513
18         Iowa State        7-1        511
19         Army                8-0        404
20         Washington St  7-1        284
21         Kansas State    7-2        201
22         Missouri            6-2        192
23         Pittsburgh         7-1        178
24         Colorado          6-2        124
25         Vanderbilt         6-3        85

Others receiving votes: Tulane 38, Louisville 38, South Carolina 33, Louisiana 27, Syracuse 24, UNLV 17, Arizona State 17, Minnesota 14, Iowa 13, Memphis 5, Illinois 3, Texas Tech 1, James Madison 1

Dropped from rankings: Illinois 24, Memphis 25

Frank Coyle is a longtime member of the FWAA and a voter for the Heisman Trophy, Outland Trophy, Bronko Nagurski, Jim Thorpe, Fred Biletnikoff, Eddie Robinson awards etc. annually for 33 years.

Draft Insiders’ & Coaches Top 25 Teams 

Draft Insiders’ & Coaches Top 25 Teams – Oct. 28th

Oregon Bashes Illinois to Hold #1 Ranking
Ohio St & Texas Edge out Tight Victories

Players of Week
Offense – QB Dillon Gabriel – Oregon
Defense – LB Rasheem Biles – Pittsburgh

Teams of the Week
Oregon Drills Illinois – 38-9
Texas A&M Shocks LSU – 38-23

Comeback of the Week
Kansas State Edges Kansas – 29-27
 
Games of Week – Nov. 2nd
  # Ohio State (6-1) vs #4 Penn State (7-0) – 12:00 pm – College Park, Pa
  #2 Georgia (6-1) vs Florida (4-3) – 3:30 pm – Jacksonville, Fl
 

Draft Insiders’ – Top 25 Teams
 Frank Coyle

 Rank/ Team/        Record
1 Oregon                    8-0
2 Georgia                    6-1
3 Miami                       8-0
4 Penn State               7-0
5 Texas                       7-1
6 Ohio State                6-1
7 Tennessee                6-1
8 Notre Dame              7-1
9 Clemson                  6-1
10 Texas A&M             7-1
11 Iowa State                7-0
12 BYU                         8-0
13 Indiana                     8-0
14 Pittsburgh                7-0
15 LSU                         6-2
16 Alabama                  6-2
17 Ole Miss                  6-2
18 Kansas State            7-1
19 Boise State              6-1
20 SMU                        7-1
21 Army                        7-0
22 Washington              7-1
23 Illinois                      6-2
24 Missouri                   6-2
25 Memphis                  7-1

Coaches Top 25 Poll

Rank/    Team    /           Record / Points
1          Oregon (53)       8-0        1349
2          Georgia (1)        6-1        1270
3          Penn State        7-0        1239
4          Ohio State        6-1        1160
5          Miami               8-0        1136
6          Texas               7-1        1096
7          Tennessee        6-1        987
8          Clemson           6-1        942
9          Notre Dame      7-1        853
10         Iowa State        7-0        846
11         Texas A&M       7-1        806
12         BYU                 8-0        786
13         Indiana              8-0        741
14         Alabama           6-2        619
15         Kansas State    7-1        533
16         LSU                  6-2        530
17         Pittsburgh         7-0        495
18         Ole Miss           6-2        475
19         Boise State       6-1        459
20         SMU                 7-1        346
21         Army                7-0        278
22         Washington St  7-1        160
23         Missouri            6-2        114
24         Illinois               6-2        89
25         Memphis           7-1        76

Others receiving votes: Colorado 75, Tulane 27, Louisiana 14, Vanderbilt 13, Navy 10, UNLV 7, Arizona State 5, Virginia Tech 3, Duke 3, Arkansas 3, James Madison 2, Louisville 2, Michigan 1

Dropped from rankings: Navy 24, Vanderbilt 25

Frank Coyle is a longtime member of the FWAA and a voter for the Heisman Trophy, Outland Trophy, Bronko Nagurski, Jim Thorpe, Fred Biletnikoff and Eddie Robinson awards annually for 33 years.

Draft Insiders’ 2024 All-American Team

Frank Coyle/ Publisher

Frank Coyle has been a long time voter on All-American teams at many media outlets including CBS,  NBC, FWAA etc for over 30 years. He publishes a midseason and postseason All-American team annually for DraftInsiders.com for 34 seasons.

First Team All-American Mid-Season Squad

Offense            

QB       Cam Ward                     Miami               Senior

RB        Ashton Jeanty               Boise St            Junior

RB        Kaleb Johnson              Iowa                 Junior

WR       Tre Harris                     Ole Miss           Senior

WR       Tetairoa McMillan          Arizona             Junior

WR       Jeremiah Smith             Ohio State         Fresh

TE        Tyler Warren                  Penn State        Senior

OT        Kelvin Banks                 Texas               Junior

OT        Will Campbell                LSU                  Junior

OL        Wyatt Milum                  West Virginia     Senior

OL        Tyler Booker                  Alabama           Junior

C          Seth McLaughlin            Ohio State        Senior

Defense           

Edge     Kyle Kennard                 South Carolina   Senior

Edge     Nic Scourton                 Texas A&M       Junior

DT        Derrick Harmon             Oregon              Senior

DT        Walter Nolen                 Ole Miss           Junior

LB        Anthony Hill Jr.              Texas               Soph

LB        Jay Higgins                   Iowa                 Senior

LB        Shaun Dolac                 Buffalo              Senior

LB        Danny Stutsman            Oklahoma         Senior

CB        Travis Hunter                 Colorado           Junior

CB        Will Johnson                 Michigan           Senior

CB        Jahdae Barron              Texas               Senior

S          Caleb Downs                Ohio State        Soph

S          Xavier Watts                 Notre Dame       Senior

Special teams  

K          Maddux Trujillo              Temple              Senior

P          Alex Mastromanno         Florida State     Senior

PR        Jamaal Pritchett            South Alabama  Senior

KR        Caulin Lacy                   Louisville           Senior

All-Purpose       Desmond Reid  Pitt                   Junior

 Frank Coyle is a longtime member of the FWAA and a voter for the Heisman Trophy, Outland Trophy, Bronko Nagurski, Jim Thorpe, Fred Biletnikoff and Eddie Robinson awards annually for 33 years.

2024 Biletnikoff Award Watch List

The Biletnikoff Award recognizes the college football season’s outstanding FBS receiver, regardless of position. Any player, regardless of position (wide receiver, tight end, split end, inside receiver, slot back or running back) who catches a pass is eligible for the award. As such, the Biletnikoff Award recognizes the outstanding receiver, not merely the outstanding wide receiver. The award recipient is selected by the highly distinguished Biletnikoff Award National Selection Committee, a group of prominent college football journalists, commentators, and former receivers. Foundation trustees do not vote and have never voted. BiletnikoffAward.com/voters

Frank Coyle is a long-time scout with nationwide ties with NFL and college coaches, scouts and player agents. He is a member of the FWAA and voter in College player awards – Heisman, Outland, Nagurski, Lombardi, Thorpe, Biletnikoff etc

Receivers are periodically added to the watch list as their season performances dictate. Actual, not potential, performance is the basis for inclusion on the Biletnikoff Award Watch List. The transparently detailed and explicit criteria for candidate eligibility, watch list inclusion, and voting appear at: BiletnikoffAward.com/criteria

+ Player removed from consideration due to season-ending injury without playing in the required
minimum number of games.

* Player added October 2, 2024
**Player added October 9, 2024
***Player added October 16, 2024

2024 Biletnikoff Award Watch List

Players updated Oct. 16, 2024

Player                           School                         Position
Kelly Akharaiyi               Mississippi State           WR
Nic Anderson                Oklahoma                     WR
Andrew Armstrong         Arkansas                      WR
Lawrence Arnold           Kansas                         WR
Pofele Ashlock             Hawaii                         WR
Sean Atkins                   USF                              WR
Elic Ayomanor               Stanford                        WR
Jack Bech*                    TCU                             WR
Demeer Blankumsee     Washington                   WR
Denzel Boston***           Memphis                       WR
Ja’Corey Brooks***        Louisville                       WR
Samuel Brown               Miami                           WR
Luther Burden III           Missouri                        WR
Kevin Concepcion         North Carolina State      WR
CJ Daniels                    LSU                              WR
Emeka Egbuka             Ohio State                    WR
Mitchell Evans               Notre Dame                  TE
Harold Fannin Jr.*          Bowling Green             TE
Tai Felton*                    Maryland                      WR
Malachi Fields               Virginia                         WR
Jacolby George             Miami                           WR
Tre Harris                     Ole Miss                       WR
Ashtyn Hawkins             Baylor                           WR
Jayden Higgins             Iowa State                    WR
Joey Hobert                  Texas State                   WR
Tory Horton                   Colorado State             WR
Kobe Hudson                UCF                             WR
Travis Hunter                Colorado                       CB
Daniel Jackson             Minnesota                     WR
Ashton Jeanty               Boise State                   RB
Tez Johnson                 Oregon                         WR
Omari Kelly***               Middle Tennessee         WR
Josh Kelly                     Texas Tech                    WR
Caullin Lacy+                Louisville                       WR
KeAndre Lambert-Smith**    Auburn                    WR
Robert Lewis                 Auburn                         WR
Colston Loveland          Michigan                       TE
Ja’Mori Maclin               Kentucky                      WR
Eric McAlister                TCU                             WR
Tetairoa McMillan          Arizona                         WR
Kris Mitchell                  Notre Dame                  WR
Jordan Moore                Duke                            WR
Nick Nash*                    San Jose State             WR
Jaylin Noel                    Iowa State                    WR
Rashod Owens             Oklahoma State            WR
Will Pauling                   Wisconsin                     WR
Brennan Presley            Oklahoma State            WR
Jamaal Pritchett            South Alabama             WR
Xavier Restrepo            Miami                           WR
Kaedin Robinson           App State                      WR
Devonte Ross*             Troy                              WR
Jalen Royals                 Utah State                    WR
Elijah Sarratt                 Indiana                         WR
Jeremiah Smith***         Ohio State                    WR
Eli Stowers**                 Vanderbilt                     TE
De’Zhaun Stribling**      Oklahoma State            WR
Roc Taylor                     Memphis                       WR
LaJohntay Wester         Colorado                       WR
Squirrel White               Tennessee                    WR
Ricky White                   UNLV                            WR
Kyle Williams                Washington State          WR
Ryan Williams**             Alabama                       WR

Frank Coyle is a long-time scout with nationwide ties with NFL and college coaches, scouts and player agents. He is a member of the FWAA and voter in College player awards – Heisman, Outland, Nagurski, Lombardi, Thorpe, Biletnikoff etc for the past 30+ years. He writes College Football Mondays weekly during the season. He was a longtime scouting consultant for the Senior Bowl, the nation’s premier postseason All-star game. He does sports radio shows for CBS, ESPN, Fox Sports and Sporting News on a year-round basis related to NFL and College Football especially during the postseason team and All-star Bowl time. He has worked for CBS Sports, USA Today, NBC Sports, Yahoo and Rivals sports publications and web sites.

Draft Insiders’ & Coaches Top 25 Teams – Oct. 14th

Texas Bombs Oklahoma
Oregon Edges Ohio State

Players of Week
Offense – QB Dillon Gabriel – Oregon
Defense – LB Whit Weeks – LSU

Team of the Week
Oregon Beats Ohio State – 32-31

Comeback of the Week
    Penn State Beats Southern Cal – 33-30 OT
 
Games of Week – Oct. 19th
  # Georgia (5-1) at #1 Texas (6-0) – 7:30 pm   
 #4 Alabama (5-1) at #8 Tennessee (5-1) – 3:30 pm
 
Draft Insiders’ – Top 25 Teams
 Frank Coyle

 Rank/ Team/           Record
1 Texas                         6-0
2 Oregon                     6-0
3 Ohio State                5-1
4 Alabama                  5-1
5 Georgia                    5-1
6 Miami                       6-0
7 Penn State               6-0
8 Tennessee                5-1
9 Notre Dame              5-1
10 LSU                         5-1
11 Clemson                  5-1
12 Iowa State                6-0
13 BYU                         6-0
14 Indiana                     7-0
15 Missouri                   6-1
16 Ole Miss                  5-2
17 Texas A&M             5-1
18 Illinois                      5-1
19 Kansas State            5-1
20 Pittsburgh                6-0
21 Boise State              5-1
22 Army                        6-0
23 Michigan                  4-2
24 Navy                        5-0
25 SMU                        5-1

Coaches Top 25 Poll

Rank/    Team  / Record  / Points
1          Texas (53)         6-0        1373
2          Oregon (2)        6-0        1322
3          Penn State        6-0        1220
4          Georgia             5-1        1189
5          Ohio State        5-1        1141
6          Miami               6-0        1105
7          Alabama           5-1        1010
8          LSU                  5-1        914
9          Clemson           5-1        904
10         Tennessee        5-1        891
11         Notre Dame      5-1        838
12         Iowa State        6-0        823
13         BYU                 6-0        686
14         Texas A&M       5-1        636
15         Ole Miss           5-2        524
16         Missouri            5-1        521
17         Kansas State    5-1        472
18         Indiana              6-0        462
19         Boise State       5-1        373
20         Pittsburgh         6-0        340
21         Illinois               5-1        231
22         Michigan           4-2        223
23         SMU                 5-1        183
24         Army                6-0        104
25         Nebraska          5-1        90

Complete Rankings
Others receiving votes: Oklahoma 81, Arizona State 49, Navy 37, Utah 31, Vanderbilt 26, Syracuse 13, UNLV 12, Iowa 12, Texas Tech 9, Liberty 9, Washington State 8, Memphis 4, Louisville 4, James Madison 3, Tulane 2

Dropped from rankings: Oklahoma 16, Utah 17

 Frank Coyle is a longtime member of the FWAA and a voter for the Heisman Trophy, Outland Trophy, Bronko Nagurski, Jim Thorpe, Fred Biletnikoff and Eddie Robinson awards annually for 33 years.

Draft Insiders’ & Coaches Top 25 Teams – Oct. 7th

Vanderbilt Shocks Alabama
 Ohio State & Oregon Stay Unbeaten
Tennessee, Michigan & Missouri Fall

  Players of Week
Offense – QB Cam Ward – Miami
Defense – Edge Jordan Burch – Oregon

Team of the Week
Vanderbilt Shocks Alabama – 40-35

Upset of the Week
    Washington Beats Michigan – 27-17
 
Games of Week – Oct. 12th
 #1 Texas (5-0) at #29 Oklahoma (4-1) at Cotton Bowl, Dallas, Texas – noon   
 #2 Ohio State (5-0) at #3 Oregon (5-0) – 7:30 pm
 

Draft Insiders’  – Top 25 Teams
 Frank Coyle

Rank/ Team/       Record

1 Texas                         5-0
2 Ohio State                5-0
3 Oregon                     5-0
4 Alabama                  4-1
5 Georgia                    4-1
6 Miami                       6-0
7 Penn State               5-0
8 Tennessee                4-1
9 Notre Dame              4-1
10 LSU                         4-1
11 Ole Miss                  5-1
12 Clemson                  4-1
13 Missouri                   5-1
14 Iowa State                5-0
15 BYU                         5-0
16 Indiana                     6-0
17 Texas A&M             5-1
18 Utah                         4-1
19 Michigan                  4-2
20 Oklahoma                4-1
21 Illinois                      4-1
22 Kansas State            4-1
23 Pittsburgh                5-0
24 Boise State              4-1
25 SMU                        5-1

Coaches Top 25 Poll

Rank/  Team    / Record  /  Points

1          Texas (44)         5-0        1364
2          Ohio State (11)  5-0        1330
3          Oregon             5-0        1215
4          Georgia             4-1        1174
5          Penn State        5-0        1163
6          Miami               6-0        1085
7          Alabama           4-1        1035
8          Ole Miss           5-1        935
9          Tennessee        4-1        856
10         LSU                  4-1        839
11         Clemson           4-1        818
12         Notre Dame      4-1        807
13         Iowa State        5-0        695
14         Texas A&M       5-1        564
15         BYU                  5-0        549
16         Oklahoma         4-1        541
17         Utah                 4-1        479
18         Missouri            4-1        473
19         Kansas State    4-1        360
20         Indiana              6-0        358
21         Michigan           4-2        224
22         Boise State       4-1        213
23         Illinois               4-1        179
24         Pittsburgh         5-0        170
25         SMU                 5-1        123

Complete Rankings

Others receiving votes: USC 102, Nebraska 68, Army 36, Navy 26, Colorado 16, Kentucky 12, Arizona 12, UNLV 11, Texas Tech 8, Virginia 7, Liberty 5, Washington 5, Vanderbilt 4, Rutgers 3, Arkansas 3, Tulane 2, Iowa 2, Louisville 2, Syracuse 1, Arizona State 1

Dropped from rankings: USC 15, Louisville 22, UNLV 23

 Frank Coyle is a longtime member of the FWAA and a voter for the Heisman Trophy, Outland Trophy, Bronko Nagurski, Jim Thorpe, Fred Biletnikoff and Eddie Robinson awards annually for 33 years.

Draft Insiders’ and Coaches Top 25 Teams

 Top 25 Teams – Sept. 30th

Alabama Blasts Georgia to Claim #1 Ranking
Texas, Ohio St & Tennessee Remain Unbeaten

  Players of Week
Offense – QB Jalen Milroe – Alabama
Defense – LB Abdul Carter – Penn St

Teams of the Week
Alabama Bombs Georgia – 41-34
Notre Dame Beats Louisville 31-24
 
Upset of the Week
Arizona Beats Utah – 23-10

Game of Week – Oct. 5th
  Missouri (5-0) at Texan A&M (4-1) – Key SEC Clash for Divisional Leadership
 

Top 25 Teams
Draft Insiders’ – Frank Coyle

Rank/ Team/                      Record
1 Alabama                  4-0
2 Texas                       5-0
3 Ohio State                4-0
4 Georgia                    3-1
5 Tennessee                4-0
6 Oregon                    4-0
7 Miami                       5-0
8 Missouri                   5-0
9 Penn State               4-0
10 Michigan                  4-1
11 Notre Dame              4-1
12 LSU                         4-1
13 Ole Miss                  4-1
14 Clemson                  3-1
15 USC                         3-1
16 Oklahoma                4-1
17 Louisville                  3-1
18 Iowa State                4-0
19 Indiana                     5-0
20 Utah                         4-1
21 BYU                         5-0
22 UNLV                       4-0
23 Texas A&M             4-1
24 Illinois                      4-1
25 Kansas State            4-1

Coaches Top 25 Poll

Rank/    Team    / Record            Points
1 Texas (29)                 5-0        1339
2 Alabama (19)              4-0        1330
3 Ohio State (7)             4-0        1281
4 Tennessee                  4-0        1163
5 Georgia                      3-1        1153
6 Oregon                      4-0        1090
7 Penn State                 4-0        1062
8 Miami                         5-0        981
9 Missouri                     4-0        948
10 Michigan                  4-1        792
11 Ole Miss                  4-1        743
12 LSU                         4-1        725
13 Notre Dame              4-1        702
14 Clemson                  3-1        671
15 USC                         3-1        660
16 Iowa State                4-0        500
17 Oklahoma                4-1        470
18 Utah                         4-1        408
19 BYU                         5-0        375
20 Kansas State            4-1        242
21 Texas A&M              4-1        198
22 Louisville                  3-1        197
23 UNLV                       4-0        180
24 Indiana                     5-0        143
25 Illinois                      4-1        122

Complete Rankings
Others receiving votes: Boise State 103, Pittsburgh 51, Arizona 44, Rutgers 35, Iowa 29, James Madison 25, Duke 22, Kentucky 17, Oklahoma State 15, SMU 14, Nebraska 12, Navy 9, Colorado 9, Boston College 6, Army 3, Liberty 2, UCF 2, Tulane 1, South Carolina 1

Dropped from rankings: Oklahoma State 20

 Frank Coyle is a longtime member of the FWAA and a voter for the Heisman Trophy, Outland Trophy, Bronko Nagurski, Jim Thorpe, Fred Biletnikoff and Eddie Robinson awards annually for 33 years.